Billy Wagner Added to Bullpen
The Red Sox traded for Billy Wagner today for two players to be named later, reports ESPN.
Is he the same pitcher as he was in 2007 or have injuries taken their toll...
Tag: Boston Red Sox
Remy Returns, Clay Stumbles, Sox Win – All is Forgiven
And Firebrand would like to welcome Jerry Remy back to the booth. It's a little belated, but hey, someone had to do it...
Daisuke Rehabbing
While the Sox fight for their playoff lives, Daisuke Matsuzaka progresses further along in his rehab. With a side session scheduled for Friday, Dice could be back in early September.
Which begs the question, what pitcher will be returning to the mound? The Daisuke of 2008 or the Daisuke of 2009...
Yankees Coming to Town
Game previews, matchups, and Sox news inside...
The Sox New Prospects
With the conclusion of the 2009 MLB Rule 4 Draft signing period, it is time to look at the Sox final bounty.
Included are links, scouting reports and bonuses, as well as analysis...
1-28 OF Reymond Fuentes $1,134,000
MLB Potpourri – FireBrand Style
A lot happened in Red Sox Nation this past weekend. Instead of wondering, let's get into the gritty details.
-The Sox Drop Two of Three in Texas
The Sox lost two to the Rangers. Yeah, it's too bad. The Sox stand one game back of Texas in the Wild Card, but that's history and it's time to look to the future. Junichi Tazawa struggled in his latest taste of big league hitting, allowing 2 HR and 3 BB against 0 strikeouts. Brad Penny had his moments and held his ground against a good Texas offense. However, he is still no more than a back-of-the-rotation starter, which showed this weekend.
The clock continues to tick on Michael Bowden, representing the last of the Red Sox reserve rotation arms. While he sports a glowing scouting report and a pristine 3.20 ERA in triple-A Pawtucket, it is getting more and more difficult to see him being a success at the major league level this year. With just a 6.40 K/9 and 3.36 BB/9 this season, he is far from a sure thing...
Fireside Chats #56: Where we ride the roller coaster that is the Boston Red Sox 2009 season
I almost titled this episode "where Paul gets tossed around by Rick Porcello, but I resisted. Just when you think we're out, they win three out of four and pull you right back in, with flair no less. Let's face it. This team will be in contention to the wire. They won't pull away nor will they go away. But this week's series in Texas marks another important milestone.
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @peteabe
All that and more on Episode #56 of Fireside Chats on MVN!
Smoltz’s Future
Now that John Smoltz has played his last game as a member of the Red Sox, it is time to ask the question, does he have anything left in the tank? A few teams think so, but his struggles point to a fading pitcher...
Tazawa Slated for Tuesday Start
Evan: Please welcome Mike Silver to the Fire Brand writing crew! Tim Daloisio is going to be stepping down from writing articles for Fire Brand. He will still be contributing one podcast a week plus the weekly poll -- and will add in another podcast every week.
Junichi Tazawa heads to the rotation Tuesday against Detroit:
Boston's management has decided it's time for Junichi Tazawa to throw his hat into the ring as savior of the Red Sox starting rotation. Is he up to the challenge?
Fireside Chats #55: Where Paul may or may not have been slipped a PED last night
Just another week in Red Sox Nation. Ho, hum...David Ortiz on steroids, Red Sox dominate the trade deadline talk (again), the Rays and Yankees on the horizon. Joe Haggerty joins us to break it all down. How many days until Patriots kickoff? Yeah right....
This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:
from @globechadfinn
All that and more on Episode #55 of Fireside Chats on MVN!